"But many are uncertain."

We're done as a country.

But at the time? Might not have seemed that way.
#13 | Posted by eberly

Oh I get it.

You're implying it might only seem this way today.

You're hinting the same Republicans who shut down the government to facilitate Trump dismantling the government might still be loyal to the government.

Stay Classy, Republicans!

Hey Eberly,

I can see why your clown ass had to plonk me, since I routinely dunk on you like Charlie Kirk dunking on a nineteen year old Women's Studies major.

BOOM! NECKSHOT!

Get wrecked, fascist.

Nobody ignores me, bitch.

And nobody thinks the guy who said "abortion won't get overturned" knows what he's talking about.

Well, except for you.

Nixon didn't have the support Trump does.

Republicans didn't shut down the government at Nixon's request?

Congratulations, Republicans.

You finally got your revenge for being prosecuted for the Watergate break-in!

Eberly, don't tell us you're tired of Republicans winning... Say it ain't so, Mr. Life Long Republican.

How could Eberly possibly be a Republican and not be giddy about what is happening? I'll tell you how.

Eberly is a Republican much like BillJohnson, married to a woman and hasn't had has sex with men in forty years, is a gay man. It's a mask for a part of them we will never see.

The Republican Party has become the Big Tent for emotionally crippled and tortured men, which of course is most of them.

"You're 8 years old, emotionally."

Tell you what.

Your emotions are aged twelve years and live in a bottle.

Now go get your shine box.

#41 It sounds like you know what Republicans want after all.

Better raise taxes on the wealthy to 90% and invest in America again.
The rich, who control both parties, aren't gonna let that happen.
#40 | Posted by ClownShack

Ironically, a high corporate income tax would be an effective means to stimulate capital investment in America, which is maybe the only thing Republicans want that isn't bad for America.

But they're simply too greedy not to kill the golden goose.

Raising corporate tax rates would be hugely more effective than imposing tariffs at stimulating domestic investment. Not that I'm so delusional as to believe the tariffs are actually expected or intended to result in significant investment in America, of course.

-The "Good old days". Ritchie Cunningham, The Fonz, and US global financial and industrial superiority.

------ old.
#46 | Posted by eberly

I don't mind being called old, but I'm 54 and I grew up with those things.

Was Happy Days not in reruns when you see a kid? Maybe it's more because you're a Millennial rather than anything else that you seem so unaware.

I'm guessing it's the cultural stuff, because we had industrial superiority and global financial support for the past 80 years, until about Q3 of this year, when it started to shift.

"why apparently so active on this thread about the polls showing Americans may be blaming Republicans more for the shutdown that Democrats?"

See his #18.

It's damage control.

He wants us to know that Republicans love their country so much they had to shut it down.

He's really trying to sell that as a thing that could make sense.

"We dropped atomic bombs. Destroyed infrastructure, denied blacks and women equal rights. Took advantage of the fact the rest of the world was unable to compete."

That was in 1945.

It didn't take the world until 1975 to build back.

Rather, in 1975, Republican leadership opened trade with China, to move America jobs there, to increase profits for American companies.

You "not knowing this" is a good example of how your propaganda routine plays out.

I'll gladly acknowledge the high marginal tax rate as a factor.
But let's not pretend it was THE factor.
#58 | Posted by eberly

Hey Einstein.

The tax rate is the only contributing factor we can reasonably mimic without starting a world war.

So let's not pretend it isn't THE solution.

You ------- putz.

"Let's make this about eberly"

Let's make this about Eberly's lies.

You tried to sell us "Republicans love America so much, they had to shut down the government!"

It's like a man who gets drunk, beats his wife, sobers up, feels terrible about it, and crying to his buddies tells them he wished he didn't do it because he loves her.

And next weekend he does it all over again.

Yeah I'm making it about you. But I'm doing that because by holding you up as an example, it's easy to see what the problem with Republicans is.

"You already said both sides are controlled by the wealthy."

Putin is wealthy.

So is George Soros.

Painting them both with the same broad brush is how an intellectual eighth grader makes sense of the world.

"Unfortunately our current democratic politicians are mostly right of center and represent corporate America."

Even so, Corporate America is still a better deal than Oligarch America.

Corporations rely on the rule of law.

Oligarchs rely on being the law.

I'm a nice guy.

Just not to --------.

"Not only does Snoofy have the right to say whatever it wants to,"

I'm glad you're able to find a way to be victimized by the fact that you chose to read the things I typed.

Being a victim has worked out so well for you in this life.

Keep up the good work!

You can whatever you want here. Just don't insult the bossman directly to his face.
#102 | Posted by eberly

I insulted him to his ass.

You, I insult to your face.

"He's pathologically desperate for attention"

Yeah that's why I created all those fake accounts.

You're pathologically desperate to discuss anything but Republicans flushing the country down the toilet your entire life.

"Rather than refuting what he posts. You turn it into a ---- fest."

They all do that.
They're not here to hear other perspectives.
They're not even here to share their perspectives.

They're here to dismiss other perspectives.

It's ridiculous anyone who thinks the US or democracy will end because of Trump.
#124 | Posted by BillJohnson

That's exactly what Eberly said about abortion.

"THe vast majority of our citizens are totally unaffected by the shutdown"

Great point.

Let's just shut down the Federal government permanently.

Imagine getting disabled by Uncle Sam, and then saying the Federal Government doesn't really do much.

How's that work, MSgt?

They put you in a wheelchair. That's nothing to you?

Glad I didn't follow your path in life.

My "fear mongering" comment was in response to the accusation the US will not be democracy when Trump is done.
#135 | Posted by BillJohnson

You can't define "democracy" with enough specificity to make that a testable statement.

That's because you are a "-------- monger."